Study guides are outlines, abstracts, or questions that emphasize important information or text. Study guides can be used with the entire class or as an accommodation for individuals.
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How do you create/do it?
Study guides can be created by following these steps:
Go through the entire book and mark what you want to focus on
Indicate the sequence of what you will be covering
Mark important vocabulary and concepts from the chapters
Divide the chapters into sections based on content
Write brief sentences explaining the main ideas or emphasizing vocabulary
Place sentences in logical order
To create questions for the guide, leave out a few words or change the sentence from the passage into a question
Make a transparency of sentences and/or questions using large type
Prepare sheets for students using regular type
Prepare an answer for the teacher
Develop a multiple choice test to cover the ideas from the study guide.
nWhat are the benefits?
The benefits of study guides are that they cue students into important information by asking questions about it and by emphasizing important vocabulary.
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What are some examples/reminders?
Remember that study guides should be modified to fit the needs of your students. Here are some possible modifications that you can adopt for particular students:
leave room in the margins for students to take notes.
print page numbers next to sentences/questions to help them find answers
print missing words on the bottom of the page (word bank)
have more advanced students write the entire definition of the word
use the study guide as a homework assignment
write the study guide at a reading level that fits most of your students
Study Guides
What is it?
Study guides are outlines, abstracts, or questions that emphasize important information or text. Study guides can be used with the entire class or as an accommodation for individuals.
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How do you create/do it?
Study guides can be created by following these steps:
Go through the entire book and mark what you want to focus on
Indicate the sequence of what you will be covering
Mark important vocabulary and concepts from the chapters
Divide the chapters into sections based on content
Write brief sentences explaining the main ideas or emphasizing vocabulary
Place sentences in logical order
To create questions for the guide, leave out a few words or change the sentence from the passage into a question
Make a transparency of sentences and/or questions using large type
Prepare sheets for students using regular type
Prepare an answer for the teacher
Develop a multiple choice test to cover the ideas from the study guide.
nWhat are the benefits?
The benefits of study guides are that they cue students into important information by asking questions about it and by emphasizing important vocabulary.
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What are some examples/reminders?
Remember that study guides should be modified to fit the needs of your students. Here are some possible modifications that you can adopt for particular students:
leave room in the margins for students to take notes.
print page numbers next to sentences/questions to help them find answers
print missing words on the bottom of the page (word bank)
have more advanced students write the entire definition of the word
use the study guide as a homework assignment
write the study guide at a reading level that fits most of your students
Go to: Advanced Organizers , Cue Words, Study guides, Graphic organizers, Using synonyms and definitions, Story maps, Concept diagrams,
Oral directions & asking questions, Adapting seatwork assignments, Adapting homework assignments
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